14 & 15 March

The Emperor of Atlantis preceded by “En vertu de…”

Performances

Booking required.

A powerful operatic diptych directed by Stéphane Ghislain Roussel, in partnership with the Grand Théâtre de Genève, L’Empereur d’Atlantis, preceded by En vertu de…, unfolds across two iconic venues in one evening.

The first part, staged at the UN, explores contemporary democratic fragilities through Eugene Birman’s modern work, before the audience moves to the Comédie de Genève for Viktor Ullmann’s haunting chamber opera composed in a concentration camp during WWII—a dark, ironic fable on tyranny, death, and the madness of absolute power.

In French, English & German with surtitles in French and English.

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Photo Credit: Joëlle Flumet

4 – 5 March

Stuck

Performances

Théâtre le Galpon

In her debut choreographic work, international whacking icon Mounia Nassangar delves into the power of dance as a substitute for words when they fall short. Featuring five dancers with diverse backgrounds and bodies, this piece embodies the urgency and expression that arise from oppression, presenting a personal and evocative take on this cultural movement.

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3 – 15 March

Music-Hall

Performances

Théâtre des Amis

Revived by director Ninon Fachard after the original staging by Véronique Ros de la Grange, this solo piece stars Jacques Michel with Caroline Gasser as the prompter. Lighting by Rinaldo Del Boca and music by Alain Lamarche carve intimate, shadowed spaces around a red sequined curtain. Makeup by Natalia Lepianka and costumes by Emilie Revel shape the fading glamour of a music‑hall star who soliloquises, recalls past glory and loss, and sings in playback—an inward plunge toward memory and survival.

In French.

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5 – 14 March

An Alpine Requiem

Performances

Théâtre du Grütli

In a Swiss adaptation of Georg Büchner’s novella “Lenz,” this musical ceremony delves into themes of loss and mourning. Three musicians pay tribute to the character Lenz, set against a backdrop reminiscent of mountains and an inner void. Blending the Alpine horn, folklore, and Fauré’s Requiem with Büchner’s words, the event explores madness, brotherhood, and hope. Through inner landscapes and traditional sounds, the celebration gently illuminates human fragility.

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3 March – 2 April

Le Tartuffe

Performances

Théâtre de Carouge

Molière’s Tartuffe tells the story of a slick con-man who hides behind ostentatious piety to worm his way into the wealthy Orgon household. Orgon, dazzled by Tartuffe’s sanctimonious rhetoric, defends him even as the impostor’s hypocrisy poisons family bonds and pushes the household toward ruin.

Director Jean Liermier underscores how, in Molière’s work, the female characters serve as the moral compass and spark of resistance, a beacon of hope against oppression. Staged on a stark, minimalist set that exposes the family’s rigid tensions—and featuring Gilles Privat as an unbending Orgon—this production highlights the play’s continuing resonance in a world beset by egotism, fanaticism, and conspiracy thinking. The central question remains timeless: will society keep falling for Tartuffe’s brand of seductive deceit?

In French. Ages 12 and up.

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Thursday 5 March, 20:00

Collision(s)

Performances

CERN

Collision(s) is a poetic and introspective theatre piece born from the encounter between playwright Catherine Tinivella-Aeschimann and particle physicist Yasmine Amhis (CNRS/CERN). Through a fragmented narrative combining intimate storytelling, to-do lists, scientific inventories and personal reflections, the play follows a young physicist struggling to balance a demanding scientific career with motherhood, while subtly addressing gender equality in STEM fields. This CERN and Château Rouge co-production gently reminds us that behind every scientific breakthrough lies a deeply human story—one that theatre is uniquely equipped to tell.

In French.

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Thursday 5 March, 20:00

Horizons

Performances

Centre des Arts

Horizons is an intimate dance performance by Riva & Repele that traces the human journey through time, exploring transformation, memory and renewal. Their choreography sculpts poetic landscapes where movement becomes reflection on identity, relationships and the subtle thresholds that shape our lives. The work unfolds as a fluid meditation on growth, connection and loss, inviting audiences to perceive the emotional currents that carry us forward and to contemplate the shifting contours of life.

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